Large Sterling silver nugget pendant on snake chain

A deliciously simple Sterling silver pendant featuring a very large pebble or nugget of solid Sterling silver, hanging from a plain, polished hammered Sterling silver looped bail on a Sterling silver snake chain.

I've always had a personal love for simple and uncluttered pieces with minimal lines - but such designs need to be done well - your workmanship has nowhere to hide.

The main feature of the pendant is a substantial molten pebble of solid Sterling silver and the melting process has given rise to a delicate hint of reticulation on the surface.  Reticulation is a surface wrinkle created by repeatedly heating to almost melting point and then rapidly cooling silver, which causes unpredictable and gorgeous textures on the surface.  I've chosen to polish them to a shine without smoothing out the texture.  But the profile is smooth other than the surface texture. 

The pebble hangs from a straight and polished Sterling silver bail, attached to the back with a decorative curl, which can be seen amongst the additional photographs.

It hangs 37mm (1.45") overall from the Sterling silver snake chain and the pebble is approximately 12mm (0.45") wide, although it's not truly round, but slightly oval in shape.  The pendant comes with a good quality Sterling silver snake chain and can be supplied either 16" (406mm) or 18" (458mm) long, please advise which you would prefer.